After 18 months of wrongful,
unlawful imprisonment in Bolivia, Jacob Ostreicher was released TODAY on bail. Assemblyman
Hikind (D-Brooklyn), a confidant and advocate for the Ostreicher family since
Jacob’s incarceration, called the occasion “the beginning of the end of Jacob
Ostreicher’s nightmare.”

“This is the first really good news
we’ve received regarding Jacob and all of us are extremely optimistic,” said
the Assemblyman. “We’re hoping to have Jacob reunited with his family in
Borough Park very soon.

“I couldn’t be prouder of our
community for staying involved with the Ostreichers—for caring as much as they
do and constantly keeping Jacob’s situation in mind. Keep praying. The
Al-mighty hears us.”

Members of the Ostreicher
family are currently in Bolivia where Jacob has reportedly been sentenced to
house arrest with bail set at 100,000 Bolivianos ($14,265.30 U.S.)